Reinforcement Tool of Whistleblowing to Eradicate Fraud in Public Sector

¹ Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka
² Accounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia

^* Corresponding author’s email: Aisyah936@melaka.uitm.edu.my

Abstract

Whistleblowing is an internal control system that be a way to reduce or eradicate fraud. This paper focuses on investigating the reasons for whistleblowing is not a preferred method to eradicate fraud. This paper starts with defining the term “whistleblowing”. In its simplest form, whistleblowing involves the act of reporting improper conduct within an organisation to internal or external parties. This paper explains the issues and effects concerning whistleblowing. One of the issues is the violation of public trust. Lastly, this paper will describe the reasons for resistance of people to blow the whistle. Among the reasons is the fear of reprisal. This is a concept paper and it aims to conduct interview session with the Head for every local authority in Melaka. The findings of this paper can be used by the Government to create a new model related to whistleblowing to eradicate fraud in public sector. The Government could use this paper as the support to enhance the achievement of National Key Result Areas (NKRAs) Against Corruption.